New rules significantly reduces the paperwork and time required to fly commercially in Canada. Especially important are more relaxed rules for sub 2-kilogram UAS, which makes it substantially easier for drone journalists to respond to "spot news."

The panel "Journalism Industry Update: UAS Changing the Face of the Traditional Newsroom to Increase Engagement" will provide updates on the growing and evolving field of drone journalism, along with technical details of what makes it all possible.

St. Louis County Police claimed its flight restriction was necessary to protect its police helicopters, but recorded telephone conversations obtained by the Associated Press show a coordinated effort to block out news helicopters.

Officers of the Professional Society of Drone Journalists submitted evidence to the House of Lords, advocating regulations that encourage safe and responsible RPAS operations while still keeping the sky open and accessible for journalists.

Many journalists consider deploying sUAS professionally after successfully mastering the basics of unmanned flight as hobbyists. Overly burdensome regulations for hobbyists will negatively affect our members who would seek to become responsible members of the UAS community. As such, we object to these proposed interpretations on two basic principles.